Word Pile - Englyn Union

Alas, all this pile, has not got much sense,
Ha’pence for all the lot;
Had but a clue I been taught,
I’d not compose utter rot.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Kendrick Avatar
July 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Congratulations on this creative winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sara K
Prothero Avatar
July 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you!
mysore Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
ha, clever it is. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!
Prothero Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thank you!
Evangeline Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I feel this. It's indeed a challenging form, but you did very well. Congrats!
Prothero Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thank you!
Rodrigues Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Congrats!
Prothero Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you!
Toney Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Jerrold, congratulations on your win in my Straight One-Rhymed Englyn poetry contest! I enjoyed your clever poem full of wit. A Fav poem for me.
Prothero Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thank you! It was a new form for me, which I was struggling with. Hence the topic, a self-referential poem on how bad the poem is. If you run the contest again, I will aim for something more substantive.
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